DVDs for September

September 4

The Five Year Engagement – Jason Segal, Emily Blunt

Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the film looks at what happens when an engaged couple keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle. Rated R

 

Woman Thou Art Loosed: on the 7th Day – Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal

Underscoring the impact of secrets, lies and deception when a husband and wife find themselves in the midst of a crisis after their young daughter is kidnapped. The couple must race against time to find their child, who is believed to have been abducted by a serial killer that symbolically murders his victims ‘On the 7th Day.’ During their desperate search, they begin to uncover details about their past that threaten to rip their marriage and lives apart. Rated PG-13

Safe – Jason Statham, Catherine Chan

A second-rate cage fighter is tormented by the Russian Mafia and wanders the streets of New York. He witnesses a young Chinese girl being pursued by the same mafia who want her for a priceless numerical code that they would kill for. Rated R

 

September 11

Girl in Progress – Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez

Grace is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford, to give her daughter, Ansiedad the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad’s English teacher introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, she is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker, Ansiedad enlists the help of her loyal friend, Tavita. Rated PG – 13

Snow White and the Huntsman – Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron

Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman who was dispatched to kill her. Rated PG-13

What to Expect When You’re Expecting – Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks

A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn’t always deliver what’s expected. Rated PG-13.

 

September 17

Hysteria – Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy

In an age of invention, one man set out to find a medical cure for what ails women, and accidentally electrified love lives forever. London, 1880. Mortimer Granville is struggling to establish his career. When he arrives at the offices of Dr. Robert Dalrymple, London’s leading specialist in women’s medicine, he is hired on the spot. Granville’s improved lot in life makes him a worthy suitor for Dalyrmple’s daughter, Emily, but he also feels a kinship with her less-proper sister, Charlotte. Rated R

Cabin in the Woods – Kristen Connelly, Chris Hemsworth

A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. As the teens begin to exhibit standard horror movie behavior, a group of technicians in a control room are scrutinizing and sometimes even controlling every move the terrified kids make. Do they have any chance of escape? Rated R

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy

When seven cash-strapped seniors decide to ‘outsource’ their retirement to a resort in far-off India, friendship and romance blossom in the most unexpected ways. Bonus features included. Rated PG-13

 

September 25

The Lucky One – Zac Ephron, Taylor Schilling,

U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive – a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. Rated PG-13

 

Marvel’s Avengers – Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner

Marvel makes cinematic history as it unites the superhero team-up of a lifetime. Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America assemble together for the very first time ever in this epic, action-packed blockbuster alongside Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Nick Fury. Rated PG-13